Overview
- EU foreign ministers reached unanimous political agreement Monday to sanction members of the Israeli settler movement and leaders of Hamas.
- The measures will apply asset freezes and travel bans once EU legal and technical steps are completed.
- EU officials said seven settlers or settler organizations will be listed, and multiple outlets reported the draft targets include four groups and three individuals, though the EU has not published a final list.
- Israel condemned the move as arbitrary, while EU ministers cast it as a response to escalating West Bank violence, with the UN reporting at least 40 Palestinians killed this year, including a record 11 by settlers.
- Hungary’s new government removed a long‑standing veto that had stalled action, yet the bloc remains divided over broader steps such as banning settlement goods or changing trade preferences, with the European Commission asked to explore proposals.